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The plague may have wiped out most northern Europeans 5000 years ago
DNA evidence from tombs in Sweden and Denmark suggests major plague outbreaks were responsible for the Neolithic decline in northern Europe
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Britain saw centuries of economic growth under Roman rule
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50,000-year-old picture of a pig is the oldest known narrative art
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Ancient artefacts suggest Australian ritual endured for 12,000 years
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Skeletons reveal ancient Egyptian scribes had bad posture at work
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Mysterious rock art in Venezuela hints at little-known ancient culture
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Neanderthal child may have had Down鈥檚 syndrome
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Easter Island’s legendary societal collapse didn’t actually happen
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World’s oldest wine found in 2000-year-old Roman tomb
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Origins of modern horses traced to breeding revolution 4200 years ago
A genetic analysis of ancient horses reveals that breeding techniques developed by people in the Pontic-Caspian steppes enabled the rapid spread of horse-powered travel
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Ancient Egyptian skull shows oldest known attempt at treating cancer
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A lost branch of the river Nile flowed past the pyramids of Egypt
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Astonishing images show how female Neanderthal may have looked
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Ancient Maya burned their dead rulers to mark a new dynasty
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